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cliff deal. look at the numbers from the "new york times" to see why. there are 234 house republican there's this 113th congress. 85% of them won re-election easily with at least 55% of the vote. and almost all were re-elect we'd the promise not to raise taxes. so what is their obligation to their voters and can john boehner make a switch palatable? i'm joined now by former ohio governor ted strickland and former campaign manager for mike huckabee chip satsman. good morning. >> good morning. >> what do the lawmakers owe their constituents on the promise not to raise tax she's. >> i think they owe the country. good governance. and obviously every member of congress has an obligation to their particular district and their particular constituents, but they also have a larger obligation, i believe, to the well-being of the country as a total. and so we are in a situation where some difficult decisions have to be made, but i believe the well being of the country must take precedent over every other co
cliff deal. look at the numbers from the "new york times" to see why. there are 234 house republican there's this 113th congress. 85% of them won re-election easily with at least 55% of the vote. and almost all were re-elect we'd the promise not to raise taxes. so what is their obligation to their voters and can john boehner make a switch palatable? i'm joined now by former ohio governor ted strickland and former campaign manager for mike huckabee chip satsman. good morning. >>...
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cliff deal, that's the fault of the tea party? i just -- i find that to be so unfathomable. >> i find it unfathomable too to be honest. the people in the room who are not going to compromise are the tea party republicans. >> laura: well then the president can run on that. he can't run on that now because is he not talking to anybody. >> i mean the president talks to people all day long every day. it's very clear from how the tea party has gone about doing their work in washington since they came into office that they're not going to compromise. so that is just not going happen. >> laura: came on my radio show last week says he hasn't had a substantive conversation with the president over a year. >> eric cantor hasn't said a substantive or paul ryan in the last part of the year. both have made it abundantly clear that they are not going to reach a compromise. >> laura: this is part of the new tone in washington. okay. they are not substantive people. erica, thanks so much. >> thanks so much. >> laura: new poll in ahead of president
cliff deal, that's the fault of the tea party? i just -- i find that to be so unfathomable. >> i find it unfathomable too to be honest. the people in the room who are not going to compromise are the tea party republicans. >> laura: well then the president can run on that. he can't run on that now because is he not talking to anybody. >> i mean the president talks to people all day long every day. it's very clear from how the tea party has gone about doing their work in...
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>> yeah, there's two aspects of this fiscal cliff deal that have to happen. number one, it's got to be soon, meaning december. that's why markets went up when the president said i want a deal hopefully by christmas. secondly, it's got to be substantial. the different ideas of what substantial is. some combination of revenue raises and spending cuts that's maybe $ 100 billion at least. if that doesn't happen, the bears will come out saying we're going to get debt downgrades in the next few months. that's why the substantial part becomes important. >> there's a report safing we're far more likely to get an announcement about qe-4 in mid-december. a lot of people assumed that was the case. how good would that be for stocks? >> i think it's baked into the market right now. we know the fed is going to be easy for a long time. there's no real threat of inflation. unemployment is still high enough. they're going to be easy. i disagree with the last guest about the need for something before the end of the year on the fiscal cliff. i don't think we're going to see any
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. >> as the nation comes closer to the edge the chances of a fiscal cliff deal begin to doom. what will it mean for you? >> the administration essentially enacting legislation on its own through you regulation. a lot of them i think are illegal and unconstitutional. >> barack obama ramping up plans for a second term despite harsh criticism from opponents. what can we expect in the next four years? >> from the moment we met ben outside of st. peter's, russia, we fell in love. >> and tensions escalate between the u.s. and russia after putin tells americans he won't let them adopt russian children. could this be the start of a new cold war? caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone and "the factor" begins right now. ♪ >> laura: thanks for watching us tonight. late yesterday, supreme court justice sonia sotomayor denied an appeal to temporarily delay the obama care contraception mandate. it requires workers health benefit plans to cover the morning after pill and other emergency contraceptions. in september is, hobby lobby a chain of more than 500 arts and crafts stores a
. >> as the nation comes closer to the edge the chances of a fiscal cliff deal begin to doom. what will it mean for you? >> the administration essentially enacting legislation on its own through you regulation. a lot of them i think are illegal and unconstitutional. >> barack obama ramping up plans for a second term despite harsh criticism from opponents. what can we expect in the next four years? >> from the moment we met ben outside of st. peter's, russia, we fell in...
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together, what is next on the fiscal cliff on how republicans will deal with the diverse forward not looking back. we begin on the coming fiscal cliff when the budget cuts kick in. >> welcome to the capital. you heard everyone singing the kumbaya tune. you heard john boehner talking about the fact on the issue that has divided them on the fiscal cliff issue saying clearly that hedoes not want to raise taxes. he did say that maybe he would be for some kind of raising some kind of revenue. he didn't say what that means but talked about broad tax reform. on the other side of the capital. you saw right there the senate majority leader harry reid feeling like he has leverage here, it was a clear-cut issue, but also because of the mechanics of it. if nobody does anything, taxes will go up. so democrats realize that, they feel like they are probably right. >> there was a private conference call that he had, what do you know about it? >> we were told this was a call where all house repubca were on it. he was sober and he tried to buck everyone up and said that we are the lift line of defense
together, what is next on the fiscal cliff on how republicans will deal with the diverse forward not looking back. we begin on the coming fiscal cliff when the budget cuts kick in. >> welcome to the capital. you heard everyone singing the kumbaya tune. you heard john boehner talking about the fact on the issue that has divided them on the fiscal cliff issue saying clearly that hedoes not want to raise taxes. he did say that maybe he would be for some kind of raising some kind of revenue....
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now congress will come back to work next week hopefully to get a fiscal cliff deal. >> maybe the movie "lincoln" will inspire senators to work together. a special screening is scheduled for december 19th. senate aides said they will not screen the movie on the senate floor but somewhere else. >> michelle obama has said over and over again she never wants to run for office but a new poll shows her leading senator mark kirk in a very hypothetical matchup. the illinois republican had a stroke last year. >> tonight the entire obama family will gather around the christmas tree. it just happens to be the national christmas tree. it will take place at 5:00 eastern time. >> if you read only one thing this morning, maybe you're already thinking about your new year's resolution to get in better shape. how could you resist this headline? my must read is courtesy of prevention magazine. it's on facebook/jansingco. yep, they're real. we've got more rollbacks on toys all december. wait, was that real? [ male announcer ] this christmas, get the hottest brands and rollbacks on the season's hottest toy
now congress will come back to work next week hopefully to get a fiscal cliff deal. >> maybe the movie "lincoln" will inspire senators to work together. a special screening is scheduled for december 19th. senate aides said they will not screen the movie on the senate floor but somewhere else. >> michelle obama has said over and over again she never wants to run for office but a new poll shows her leading senator mark kirk in a very hypothetical matchup. the illinois...
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cliff deal. the meeting began about an hour ago in what could be the final face-to-face meeting between the president and lawmakers of both parties before monday's midnight deadline. the house is scheduled to reconvene on sunday evening to do what we don't exactly know. so joining us live from the white house is nbc's kristin welker. kristin, welcome. >> reporter: thanks, karen. good afternoon. >> so what are we hearing about this meeting? i know it's still going on. any news? >> reporter: well, we do know this, a source familiar with these talks says that president obama is not going to be offering anything new during this afternoon's meeting. he's essentially going to be saying what he said at the white house last friday when he called on congress to put forth a package that would extend bush era tax cuts for those making $250,000 or less, extend unemployment insurance benefits, as well as stave off some of those deep spending cuts that are set to go into effect. the president is going to make
cliff deal. the meeting began about an hour ago in what could be the final face-to-face meeting between the president and lawmakers of both parties before monday's midnight deadline. the house is scheduled to reconvene on sunday evening to do what we don't exactly know. so joining us live from the white house is nbc's kristin welker. kristin, welcome. >> reporter: thanks, karen. good afternoon. >> so what are we hearing about this meeting? i know it's still going on. any news?...
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with just hours to go a deal emerges to avert the fiscal cliff, but can congress pass the measure in time? president obama says they can, we've got the latest from washington, on what could happen before the new year's day deadline. and wall street ends the year with a rally and healthy gains. s&p strategist sam stovall joins us with where he sees stocks headed in 2013. that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! washington lawmakers are getting close to a fiscal cliff deal, but they might not get it done before the midnight deadline tonight. the senate could vote in time, but it's possible the house will wait until tuesday. that means the u.s. could go over the fiscal cliff. on wall street today, investors bought up stocks on high hopes of deal, after president obama said this afternoon a deal is "in sight," and positive comments from republican leaders in the senate. here's how e major averagesr closed on this last trading day of 2012. the dow surged 166 points, the nasdaq jumped about 60, and the s&p rose almost 24 points. while wall street has already closed the books on 2012, washington
with just hours to go a deal emerges to avert the fiscal cliff, but can congress pass the measure in time? president obama says they can, we've got the latest from washington, on what could happen before the new year's day deadline. and wall street ends the year with a rally and healthy gains. s&p strategist sam stovall joins us with where he sees stocks headed in 2013. that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! washington lawmakers are getting close to a fiscal cliff deal, but they might...
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why are you so optmistic there is going to be a fiscal cliff deal? >> i would cite two broad reasons, and then a few reasons specific to the negotiations. first on the broadside, the financial markets, as we've all seen over the past seven to nine days, especially the equity markets, have been rallying strongly in anticipation of an agreement. they're looking right past the fiscal cliff towards improved economic growth in 2013 and 2014. of course, they can be wrong, but on something of this magnitude, they rarely are wrong. second, i think the cost of failure, for both sides, the president and the democrats, and, of course, the republicans, especially in the house, is too great for this to blow up. now, on the microbicide, the pace and the direction of these negotiations is consistent with an ultimate agreement. you saw each side stake out a very aggressive position at the very beginning. there have been at least two rounds of concessions on each side now. for example, speaker boehner agreeing now to a trillion dollars on the revenue side and accepti
why are you so optmistic there is going to be a fiscal cliff deal? >> i would cite two broad reasons, and then a few reasons specific to the negotiations. first on the broadside, the financial markets, as we've all seen over the past seven to nine days, especially the equity markets, have been rallying strongly in anticipation of an agreement. they're looking right past the fiscal cliff towards improved economic growth in 2013 and 2014. of course, they can be wrong, but on something of...
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fiscal cliff, let's assume we get a deal done. something's got to give. so when you look out to 2013, then, what do you see that either encourages you or concerns you? >> well, once we get past the fiscal cliff. we think then you are dealing with the continued anemic recovery we have been talking about for so long. our estimate of fair value for 2013 is about 1410. it is a little lower than today. we think it'll be a year of two-haves. the first year will be more skub exuberant. >> the cliff is an event that will eventually be out of the way. and then what? to what extent do we see business sentiment impacted and how strong will they be in 2013? >> that's important. post credit adjustments don't last forever. we have seen about a trillion dollar decline in consumer debt outstanding. since the beginning of 2008. much larger declines, if you look at debt service burdens. corporate sector has really well positioned. and we had an epic housing downturn. easily the worst since the 1930s. these low levels of recovery don't suggest catching up. since 2011 we hav
fiscal cliff, let's assume we get a deal done. something's got to give. so when you look out to 2013, then, what do you see that either encourages you or concerns you? >> well, once we get past the fiscal cliff. we think then you are dealing with the continued anemic recovery we have been talking about for so long. our estimate of fair value for 2013 is about 1410. it is a little lower than today. we think it'll be a year of two-haves. the first year will be more skub exuberant. >>...
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neil: wheeling and dealing, and despite the shouting back and forth, that says a fiscal cliff deal is coming. that's the good news. now, the bad news. it won't remotely tackle spending of the it is not what they are saying. it is what big spenders are promoting in a youtube video that's gone viral. i want you to ignore everything that you've been hearing out of washington today because i think at the end, it means nothing. focus on this video because i think it's going to tell you everything. take a look. >> to begin the benefit finder, first answer all of the nine simple core questions that are essential to narrowing your results. you will find a program description, general requirements, and your next steps on how and where you can apply. receiving the latest benefit information has never been easier. we hope this tutorial helped you on your path to government benefits. neil: that's a youtube video on how you can log in to see how much the government can help you out. it's a menu for moreegovernment. benefits ala carte. after all, you're not paying for them. someone else is. now, we
neil: wheeling and dealing, and despite the shouting back and forth, that says a fiscal cliff deal is coming. that's the good news. now, the bad news. it won't remotely tackle spending of the it is not what they are saying. it is what big spenders are promoting in a youtube video that's gone viral. i want you to ignore everything that you've been hearing out of washington today because i think at the end, it means nothing. focus on this video because i think it's going to tell you everything....
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>> which one a tax reform deal or the fiscal cliff deal? >> no, the fiscal cliff deal, and what might they be arriving at in the next day or so? >> well, here is what we are hearing. i will believe none of it until i see it. >> right. >> the rates will go up for high income people, and we don't know how high income, president obama wants $250,000 as the threshold, but republicans are pushing for more than $400,000, but it is splitting hairs at a certain point and especially now in the 11th hour or less than 30 hours away from the deadline. so we will see that, and we hope that they are going to put an amt patch in to protect the middle-class in from playing the wealth year for tax year 2012 yet, and we are totally running out of time on that one, and we have a bunch of tax extenders for businesses and individuals and they have expired and will they extend those? and the payroll tax will certainly expire and nobody is talking about that. the first pay xhek in jcheck in will be smaller regardless because of that. >> and you are so good at giv
>> which one a tax reform deal or the fiscal cliff deal? >> no, the fiscal cliff deal, and what might they be arriving at in the next day or so? >> well, here is what we are hearing. i will believe none of it until i see it. >> right. >> the rates will go up for high income people, and we don't know how high income, president obama wants $250,000 as the threshold, but republicans are pushing for more than $400,000, but it is splitting hairs at a certain point and...
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and the fiscal cliff deal that's now shaping up looks a lot like the trumka plan. we will bring you that, the opening bell and facebook stock and general motors in the news, all of it after this. [ malennouncer ] this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest,t, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the marke he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a coany that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense, from td ameritrade. which isn't rocket science. excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paidy bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just
and the fiscal cliff deal that's now shaping up looks a lot like the trumka plan. we will bring you that, the opening bell and facebook stock and general motors in the news, all of it after this. [ malennouncer ] this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest,t, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the marke he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a coany that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about...
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cliff deal before christmas. the only thing washington thinks they agree on is political posturing. this compromise too far out of reach? with oneness, we have the director of the wall street editorial page and editor of reason.com. dam, let'start with you. how likely is it that we get some kind of deal? you said maybe not. >> i don't think so, gerri. the republicans and the president are really far apart. they have been far apart sice summer of 2011 will cut the deficit superhuman i couldn't agree on anything. that is why we are getting a situation that with the sequester. what is becoming clear to people is that for the republicans, it is in part to the tax increases, but the house, it is the fact that the democrats won't commit on sunday. so they are being asked to make a hard commitment on tax increases that ar real. the one we know exactly how that goes because we have seen a before. >> yes, that song and dance has been heard before. but i would argue that if there is a pn in place by december 31, it won't m
cliff deal before christmas. the only thing washington thinks they agree on is political posturing. this compromise too far out of reach? with oneness, we have the director of the wall street editorial page and editor of reason.com. dam, let'start with you. how likely is it that we get some kind of deal? you said maybe not. >> i don't think so, gerri. the republicans and the president are really far apart. they have been far apart sice summer of 2011 will cut the deficit superhuman i...
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a key democrat talks about medicare cuts that could be part of a fiscal cliff deal. we talk with maryland congressman chris van hollen. >> tom: i'm tom hudson. two hurricanes in two years for the northeast-- a region not used to big storms comes to terms with the cleanup and cost. >> susie: and it's green monday, one of the most popular days for online shoppers. we've got details. >> tom: that and more tonight on nbr! >> susie: president obama was in michigan today, campaigning on his plan to avert the fiscal cliff. speaking to union workers at the daimler detroit diesel engine plant, the president said he is willing to compromise "a little bit" with republicans on getting a plan for economic growth, job creation, and reducing the deficit. but he said he would not compromise on raising tax rates for high-income earners. >> and that's a principle i won't compromise on because i'm not going to have a situation where the wealthiest among us, including folks like me, get to keep all our tax breaks, and then we're asking students to pay higher student loans, or suddenly,
a key democrat talks about medicare cuts that could be part of a fiscal cliff deal. we talk with maryland congressman chris van hollen. >> tom: i'm tom hudson. two hurricanes in two years for the northeast-- a region not used to big storms comes to terms with the cleanup and cost. >> susie: and it's green monday, one of the most popular days for online shoppers. we've got details. >> tom: that and more tonight on nbr! >> susie: president obama was in michigan today,...
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hopes for a fiscal cliff deal, up. question: does that mean taxes are about to go up? welcome, everyone, i am stuart varney here for neil cavuto and this is "your world." stocks straight up. wall street betting a deal will be made as democrats double down on demands for tax hikes as part of a deal. >> the president has been very clear, the higher income people have to pay their fair share. >> letting the top rate return to clinton era levels. >> that would be 39.percent. a new poll shows a majority of voters 57 percent, favor hiking taxes on high income earners and not looking too good for republicans looking to hold out. and now art laffer, i am not suggesting this is good policy but this is what will happen. tax rates up on the rich and promises of spending cuts later, and ignore the debt. that is the nature of the fiscal cliff deal. what do you say? >>guest: you are correct. that is what is going to happen. i hope a vast majority of the republicans in the house of representatives hold firm on their position but that is what is going to happen and i hope it does it w
hopes for a fiscal cliff deal, up. question: does that mean taxes are about to go up? welcome, everyone, i am stuart varney here for neil cavuto and this is "your world." stocks straight up. wall street betting a deal will be made as democrats double down on demands for tax hikes as part of a deal. >> the president has been very clear, the higher income people have to pay their fair share. >> letting the top rate return to clinton era levels. >> that would be...
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insist any fiscal cliff deal includes a raising of the debt ceiling or they're going to say, we want the power to raise the debt ceiling. you know, i think that might actually end up being a big sticking point of the negotiation. >> understandably they see it as the biggest point of leverage. >> it also seems to me the tone is moving in the wrong direction. after the -- right after the election, there was a little bit of recrimination, a little like well, boehner sounded getting squishy and what's happened over the succession of weeks since then, as he's meeting with the caucus, there's a hardening. in terms of -- >> or a disbelief -- a disbelief -- >> comes out and says stuff like that, you read some of the local papers, these people rshs it. >> are telling their local paper we're in a bad negotiation position here. >> the problem is, had he's probably a guy that's going to -- boehner will still be dealing with after january 3rd. in the lame duck congress it's still the same congress and boehner still has to message to those people because he still has to gets the gavel back in janu
insist any fiscal cliff deal includes a raising of the debt ceiling or they're going to say, we want the power to raise the debt ceiling. you know, i think that might actually end up being a big sticking point of the negotiation. >> understandably they see it as the biggest point of leverage. >> it also seems to me the tone is moving in the wrong direction. after the -- right after the election, there was a little bit of recrimination, a little like well, boehner sounded getting...
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are riding together on come together on the fiscal cliff deal, it does appear the ceo apparently may not understand what exactly the fiscal cliff is. what this may say about the whole cliff situation. that's when we come right back. you better come back and join us once again. y wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. >>> all right. the selloff is intensifying ri
are riding together on come together on the fiscal cliff deal, it does appear the ceo apparently may not understand what exactly the fiscal cliff is. what this may say about the whole cliff situation. that's when we come right back. you better come back and join us once again. y wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use...
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he is supposed to be very influential and a part of the daily negotiations on this fiscal cliff deal, although he is hiding from the press, which is an interesting game. as he kind of emerges, we know that marco rubio is running. he has already been to iowa. they both have these roles. what will a fiscal cliff deal -- will paul ryan get blamed if he does, and marco rubio can he turn the party around with some push for immigration reform? risky with the base. >> it also is interesting in these kind of years where the republicans have now suffered a loss. clearly mitt romney is not going to be the party leader. they don't actually have one, and you watch the wilderness lap for a while. >> you know, candy, i hate to say this because i know we want to play along for 2016, but i think part of the problem in washington is everyone is so focused on the next election it's always an excuse not to get something done. i think the american people think we just went through an election. now please now that you all have jobs, could we actually solve problems and get something done? you know, 2016 w
he is supposed to be very influential and a part of the daily negotiations on this fiscal cliff deal, although he is hiding from the press, which is an interesting game. as he kind of emerges, we know that marco rubio is running. he has already been to iowa. they both have these roles. what will a fiscal cliff deal -- will paul ryan get blamed if he does, and marco rubio can he turn the party around with some push for immigration reform? risky with the base. >> it also is interesting in...
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no deal means we go right off the fiscal cliff and we'll get a huge tax increase. bottom line, pay up. $16 trillion in debt and richard trumka thinks controlling it should not be a priority. does that mean we will end up like greece? greece what about its death, didn't get it under control and look at them. they are rioting in the streets. severe budget cuts, more of them coming to greece. are we headed that way? we ask that question to former reagan adviser art laughter. where will stock ago today? 300 point drop. you can watch it live, opening bell, art lauuhter coming up next. what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. we have so much technology in our store to really show the customers what's going on with their bodies. you can see a little more pressure in the shoulders and in the hips. ... now you can feel what happens as we raise your sleep number setting and allow the bed to contour to your individual shape. oh, wow. that feels really good. at sleep number we've created a collection o
no deal means we go right off the fiscal cliff and we'll get a huge tax increase. bottom line, pay up. $16 trillion in debt and richard trumka thinks controlling it should not be a priority. does that mean we will end up like greece? greece what about its death, didn't get it under control and look at them. they are rioting in the streets. severe budget cuts, more of them coming to greece. are we headed that way? we ask that question to former reagan adviser art laughter. where will stock ago...
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cliff deal. no deal will mean spending cuts and tax increases for millions of americans with fears that it could trigger another recession. ed henry has latest. >> happy new year. >> the house and senate back to work for a rare sunday session trying to figure out the fiscal cliff negotiations. a lot of talk, very few solutions so far. >> our membership is frustrated as the american people we're sworn to serve. >> none. votes that we'll be casting today have anything to do with these deadlines that we face in slightly more than 24 hours. we're here. we're ready. >> reporter: president obama sitting down for his first sunday morning talk show interview in over three years told nbc it is time to lawmakers to nail down a deal o. >> we don't yet see an agreement and now the pressure is on congress to produce. >> reporter: republicans and democrats going back and forth behind closed doors working through night trying to avoid some of the most painful tax hikes and spending cuts in our nation's history.
cliff deal. no deal will mean spending cuts and tax increases for millions of americans with fears that it could trigger another recession. ed henry has latest. >> happy new year. >> the house and senate back to work for a rare sunday session trying to figure out the fiscal cliff negotiations. a lot of talk, very few solutions so far. >> our membership is frustrated as the american people we're sworn to serve. >> none. votes that we'll be casting today have anything to...
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if no fiscal cliff deal is reached, most everyone's taxes will go up tuesday with deep spending cuts kicking in. earlier i spoke with a democratic and republican strategist. they seemed to echo the sentiment of the voters. >> this is like, when you at the beginning of the year and you're in school at the beginning of the year, you get assigned a big project and you leave it until the last night. when i used to do that, my parents used to punish me. if kids were behaving the way these congress people are, they would be in the time out. if it was the public sector they would be fired. the only solution lies with us, the american people, and with us the voters demanding that they start working together and actually coming up with something. we cannot continue having these spec tackles every few months. it's like making sausage. >> can we talk about the optics of this? there are many saying this is a republican and democratic problem, we're here because republicans won't play ball. >> it's easy for me to say that, i do think that politically, the republicans will suffer more if this does
if no fiscal cliff deal is reached, most everyone's taxes will go up tuesday with deep spending cuts kicking in. earlier i spoke with a democratic and republican strategist. they seemed to echo the sentiment of the voters. >> this is like, when you at the beginning of the year and you're in school at the beginning of the year, you get assigned a big project and you leave it until the last night. when i used to do that, my parents used to punish me. if kids were behaving the way these...
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cliff deal. how speaker john boehner is doing damage control on their plan b mess. before heading out for the holidays. even as americans are facing more than $500 billion in tax hikes coming on january 1. with more on this, we have peter barnes, fox business sr. washington correspondent. what did the president have to say moments ago? >> john boehner did say that this would be a cooling off period. maybe they would have some time to reflect here. the president said that he did speak on the phone to speaker john boehner this afternoon. he also had majority leader harry reid to avoid the fiscal cliff and fure out a passport. he said he is ready and willing to try to get a compromise package done. all at once or stuff like that. but we'll have to wait until after the holiday. the president planning to hold out for the holidays,and congress is out for the holidays. the president saying that putting pressure began on republicans, house republicans, to least extend ta cuts for the middle class. that w
cliff deal. how speaker john boehner is doing damage control on their plan b mess. before heading out for the holidays. even as americans are facing more than $500 billion in tax hikes coming on january 1. with more on this, we have peter barnes, fox business sr. washington correspondent. what did the president have to say moments ago? >> john boehner did say that this would be a cooling off period. maybe they would have some time to reflect here. the president said that he did speak on...
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cliff deal because it's unlikely that house republicans would allow these to appear freestanding. using these as leverage in terms of negotiation. house republicans could sleep fine knowing the payroll tax cut is not extended and the ui is not extended. they think that's too much spending. >> which is crazy because they're arguing for the top earners really putting their stake in the ground on top earners and when it comes to working class and poor tax cuts are a bad thing. >> the payroll tax cut there's a division between democrats about how much you want to raid the social security trust fund. but unemployment insurance, i think absolutely has to be part of the deal from the white house perspective aside from it fitting the democrat ex-ideology, it's also what president obama believes is a stimulus to the economy. >> yeah. >> that helps people have disposable income to go to restaurants, buy gas, buy food, to pay things for their children. and i would be very surprised if it ended up as part of the larger deal because it's not going to come in early spring. >> one of the things
cliff deal because it's unlikely that house republicans would allow these to appear freestanding. using these as leverage in terms of negotiation. house republicans could sleep fine knowing the payroll tax cut is not extended and the ui is not extended. they think that's too much spending. >> which is crazy because they're arguing for the top earners really putting their stake in the ground on top earners and when it comes to working class and poor tax cuts are a bad thing. >> the...
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they have just seven days to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff, and right now, president obama and house speaker boehner are still far apart on an agreement. they'll be back to work on thursday to try to prevent this looming financial disaster. >>> he played the grouchy oscar on the odd couple, and tonight, hollywood is remembering jack klugman, the versatile character actor died at his california home today. from 12 angry men, he had decades of memorable roles on film and tv. he was 90 years old. >>> well, it could be a christmas of extreme weather for much of the u.s. a major storm is developing and gaining strength in the south. and it could lead to tornado outbreak. there are also warnings of hail, high winds, and heavy rain across the region. stay with cnn for the very latest on the threat of this dangerous weather. and on a much more cheerful note, here comes santa and his reindeer. norad is watching the jolly fellow, as is the tradition since 1955, tracking st. nick as he delivers all of those presents to kids around the world. right now, he's in greenland. keep watching, keep wai
they have just seven days to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff, and right now, president obama and house speaker boehner are still far apart on an agreement. they'll be back to work on thursday to try to prevent this looming financial disaster. >>> he played the grouchy oscar on the odd couple, and tonight, hollywood is remembering jack klugman, the versatile character actor died at his california home today. from 12 angry men, he had decades of memorable roles on film and tv. he was 90...
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today fading optimism about a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff weighed on stocks. here's how we're finishing on wall street close to the lows of the day with a decline of the dow jones industrial average of 98 points at 13,252. once again we saw both sides digging n.no deal on the fiscal cliff in washington and stocks sold out. nasdaq composite off a third of a percent and the s&p 500 down 11 points, and the countdown continues. only seven trading days left until the fiscal cliff dead livent was today the beginning of a bigger selloff if a deal does not come soon? joining me right now is a cnbc contributor from western destination and steven hammers from the emp fund and our own rick santelli and joe greco from meridian equity partners finishing up his trades and will join us momentarily. good to see everybody. michael, let me kick it off with you. i know it's really hard to navigate every day because every day there's a new expectation in the market, but it felt like today was about the fiscal cliff. if we go over the fiscal cliff with no deal, is that a significa
today fading optimism about a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff weighed on stocks. here's how we're finishing on wall street close to the lows of the day with a decline of the dow jones industrial average of 98 points at 13,252. once again we saw both sides digging n.no deal on the fiscal cliff in washington and stocks sold out. nasdaq composite off a third of a percent and the s&p 500 down 11 points, and the countdown continues. only seven trading days left until the fiscal cliff dead livent...
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we're going to do this in steps meaning a fiscal cliff deal. the question for the market at this point is how much of a deal will come out of this, will it be a partial going over the cliff, or will it be -- will it be one of the band-aid measures that wall street wasn't hoping for. with one of these sort of half deals or partial deals, what wall street winds up getting is more question marks. not really some -- solid rules of the road that continue getting this uncertainty about where taxes may be. so, you know, we are seeing the dow up right now 47 points. but the dow is off its highs of the session, simply because it doesn't look like it is going to be a full deal as far as investors feel that they think it is going to be more of a band aid measure. >> like a series of mood swings and the american public wants to know where they stand. that's pretty much the bottom line. let me ask, the form bill, another big concern, top congressional leaders say they have reached a deal. but yet to vote on an extension. if congress fails to act, well, an i
we're going to do this in steps meaning a fiscal cliff deal. the question for the market at this point is how much of a deal will come out of this, will it be a partial going over the cliff, or will it be -- will it be one of the band-aid measures that wall street wasn't hoping for. with one of these sort of half deals or partial deals, what wall street winds up getting is more question marks. not really some -- solid rules of the road that continue getting this uncertainty about where taxes...
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lack of fiscal cliff deal. >> absolutely. and maria, i think it is important to underscore one fact. no matter what the resolution is on the fiscal cliff, it is not going to help the balance sheet of this country. and the balance sheet of the world economy is in such disarray that the only way we solve this is by growth and all of the economies, not by taxing and not going about it the way the government is talking about it. the far and away, the number one place it avoid are long-term interest rates sensitive bonds in the united states. if there was ever an investment more obvious to avoid, i don't know what it is. stay way from government bonds that mature more than five years out and your 401(k) plans, get out of all of your bond funds, equities will rise in 2013. even though the economy is in a terrible position, stocks will rise, bonds will fall in value. stay away from bonds. >> all right, we will watch that. bob, jump in and tell us about the action on the street. down 51 point at close. was that the low, bob? >> no, n
lack of fiscal cliff deal. >> absolutely. and maria, i think it is important to underscore one fact. no matter what the resolution is on the fiscal cliff, it is not going to help the balance sheet of this country. and the balance sheet of the world economy is in such disarray that the only way we solve this is by growth and all of the economies, not by taxing and not going about it the way the government is talking about it. the far and away, the number one place it avoid are long-term...
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. >> maybe it is even lower than the 30%, the 30% chance of guesting a fiscal cliff deal done, dan. >> i don't understand -- we have real fundamental problems that are somewhat easily solvable and this doesn't -- i hear people talking about how simpson-bowles slashes the size of government. it absolutely does not. >> dan, confidence is ephemeral and optics is everything. just the idea they can get something done, even if i agree with you 100% it won't matter that much, it makes people feel good. when they feel good, they buy homes, cars, fridges, they spend. >> to mandy's question about the 30% probability, the market according to bowles has priced in a very strong likelihood that we head off the fiscal cliff, that we're able to come up with a new solution. not just a temporary one. >> they can't be that stupid to do it. >> stupid was a word used by everybody. if that's the case, the market has priced this in and yet the real dealmakers think it is less than likely, that's sort of an investable thing. >> i can't understand how they can say they're not that stupid. have they seen who w
. >> maybe it is even lower than the 30%, the 30% chance of guesting a fiscal cliff deal done, dan. >> i don't understand -- we have real fundamental problems that are somewhat easily solvable and this doesn't -- i hear people talking about how simpson-bowles slashes the size of government. it absolutely does not. >> dan, confidence is ephemeral and optics is everything. just the idea they can get something done, even if i agree with you 100% it won't matter that much, it...
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cliff deal. are we ready to go? let's find out how you should be investing. everybody's looking at me like i should not be saying something right now. okay. everybody's there. mandy? >> okay. joining us now we have a cast of thousands. dan mcmahon from raymond james. nathan backrat. and our very own rick santelli. thank you for joining us today. nathan, let's start with you. so 13 and a half trading days left. what do you do with those to make it worth it? >> y better have the right allocation to begin with. in the meantime guess what's gotten cheaper? europe. >> germany and france at two-week highs last week. >> there's a few countries over there. i like the relative value there. they've got a printing press. they're going to open that. what i learned is you don't fight the tape and don't fight a bailout. i've got about 30% off this country -- outside of this country. and added 10% in emerging markets. now i think that we've had a bloodless revolution again in china, i think it's a great place.
cliff deal. are we ready to go? let's find out how you should be investing. everybody's looking at me like i should not be saying something right now. okay. everybody's there. mandy? >> okay. joining us now we have a cast of thousands. dan mcmahon from raymond james. nathan backrat. and our very own rick santelli. thank you for joining us today. nathan, let's start with you. so 13 and a half trading days left. what do you do with those to make it worth it? >> y better have the right...
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looming fiscal cliff. economists warn that not dealing with the fiscal clip issue could bring this back into a recession. >> one economist told us that most of the battleground states are actually doing better than the national average especially in ohio. one wall street firm that lost hundreds of employees will donate $10 million. the company will pick 1000 families and give each family $8,000 each. u.s. cellular is selling their it entire chicago business in a $480 million deal to sprint. a majority of those retail stores will be closed. u.s. cellular says they're going to have about 1400 associates in their headquarters. >> to mia seeing a big tumble much like we saw the day after the election in 2008. >> jury deliberation under way. accusing the chicago police department of trying to cover up the beating of a that was me... the day i learned i had to start insulin for my type 2 diabetes. me... thinking my only option was the vial and syringe dad used. and me... discovering once-daily levemir® flexpenÂ
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cliff deal. as ben said, they are not giving any details, no specifics, they're not going to, but nancy pelosi said it will try to craft some sort of deal to avoid heading off the edge of the fiscal cliff. >>> the outgoing prime minister mario monti said he will contest the general election in february. he will lead a coalition of supporting his reform agenda. his appointment last year as the head of the technocratic government sought to end the financial crisis. former prime minister silvio berlusconi is rounding out his new year with a divorce, pinning his ex-wife almost $4 million per month. he was accused of having relationships with young women. the venezuelan president hugo chavez cents a message of faith to his supporters from his hospital bed. the message said that well- wishers and supporters were helping his recovery following the cancer operation. there is been speculation over whether his health has left him fit to lead the country. >>> a 6-year-old british girl who was abducted by he
cliff deal. as ben said, they are not giving any details, no specifics, they're not going to, but nancy pelosi said it will try to craft some sort of deal to avoid heading off the edge of the fiscal cliff. >>> the outgoing prime minister mario monti said he will contest the general election in february. he will lead a coalition of supporting his reform agenda. his appointment last year as the head of the technocratic government sought to end the financial crisis. former prime minister...
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if you think about it, they have less than a week to get a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. not a lot of time. how did we get to this point? taking you back to last week, you remember john boehner tried to get that alternative bill through the house. his own bill. he didn't have the support to do it. it fell apart. now things are in the senate and it will be up to harry reid and mitch connell and the president to try to come to a compromise to avoid the tax hikes and spending cuts that go into effect on the first of the year. president obama had been working with house speaker john boehner and trying to get a big deal that dealt with tax reform and deficit reduction. that fell apart and talks have largely been stalled this entire time. there was a lost pressure to get something done. we have seen some of the impacts of the fiscal cliff. consumers saying they have been more cautious with their holiday spending because of the uncertainty in washington. economists warn it could get worse and the markets could be foiled if we go over the fiscal cliff. taxes will go up for the av
if you think about it, they have less than a week to get a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. not a lot of time. how did we get to this point? taking you back to last week, you remember john boehner tried to get that alternative bill through the house. his own bill. he didn't have the support to do it. it fell apart. now things are in the senate and it will be up to harry reid and mitch connell and the president to try to come to a compromise to avoid the tax hikes and spending cuts that go into...